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| ThinkSystem SR950 (7X12, Xeon SP Gen 1)
Network Server
VMware, Inc. | 09 Dec 2019
148878 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 5 for SUSE® Linux Enterprise 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
For more information, please visit www.lenovo.com.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: PSE123X - v1.60 (10/31/2019) |
| CPU: | 8 Intel
Xeon® Platinum 8180 Processor 2.50 GHz |
| RAM: | Host: 1 TB, multiple VMs: 256 GB each, single max VM: 512 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 USB Ports
Serial
9 PCI Express X16
3 PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox Graphics Inc.
G200 SE A (PCI) |
| Host Bus Adapter: | Lenovo
ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 Lenovo
ThinkSystem 2.5-inch 900GB 15K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 8.4.0-31.4 |
Config Notes
- System was scaled up to 4-socket by joining two x880 X6 with 4S scalability connector.
- Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard disk configuration: JBOD
- Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports.
- VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from https://download.suse.com/ (VMDP-WIN-2.2.exe).
- Maintenance updates: The Linux Kernel 136 (patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-21) updates were installed during certification testing.
- SR-IOV/PCI Pass-through: Current system configuration does not support network SR-IOV or network PCI Pass-through.
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Referenced Bulletins
142673
Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox Graphics Inc.
G200 SE A (PCI) |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 18-Oct-2019 | Driver Size: 140704 |
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| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| | Driver Date: 21-Oct-2019 | Driver Size: 103832 |
| | Checksum: 8d7c65411fa907ee3b9cce2d7645fbdc |
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| Intel
Ethernet Connection X722 (Quad-Port) for 1GbE |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: i40e.ko |
| | Driver Date: 21-Oct-2019 | Driver Size: 785376 |
| | Checksum: 8f3221766186087f3d9a7324dca57ce1 |
| | Driver Version: 2.8.20-k |
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| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: iavf.ko |
| | Driver Date: 21-Oct-2019 | Driver Size: 225600 |
| | Checksum: 107ebaaf34bd2744ebafea8133cff37e |
| | Driver Version: 3.2.3-k |
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| Lenovo
ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 1GB Cache PCIe 12Gb Adapter |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 21-Oct-2019 | Driver Size: 309256 |
| | Checksum: 025b37ec5bfd23f34f6ee8ed59b60758 |
| | Driver Version: 07.707.51.00-rc1 |
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The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin.
For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.
https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/
For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:
VMware, Inc.
3401 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto
, CA
94304
Voice: 1-650-427-5000
Toll Free: 1-877-486-9273
Fax: 650-427-5001
Website: www.vmware.com
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